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 1                          SENATE RESOLUTION

 2        WHEREAS, The members  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  of
 3    Illinois  mourn the recent passing of Prince Philipp-Ernst of
 4    Germany; and

 5        WHEREAS, In July  1928,  Friedrich  August  Philipp-Ernst
 6    Wolrad  was  born  at  Hagenburg  Castle as the second son of
 7    Prince Ernst Wolrad and Princess Bathildis; and

 8        WHEREAS, Prince  Philipp-Ernst  attended  the  elementary
 9    school  in  Hagenburg;  he  is  the  first  from the house of
10    Schaumburg who  went  through  a  "completely  normal  school
11    career";  he attended the gymnasium in Steinhude and, because
12    of the war, other colleges such as Spiekeroog; and

13        WHEREAS, When his older brother died in the  war,  Prince
14    Philipp-Ernst  became  the hereditary prince; he obtained his
15    bachelor's degree in 1949 in Bad Godesberg;  he  went  on  to
16    study  the  political sciences at the University of Freiburg,
17    where  he  met  his  future  wife,  Eva   Benita   Lady   Von
18    Tiele-Winckler;  they  were  married  in  October 1955 in the
19    Chapel of Bueckeburg Castle; and

20        WHEREAS, In 1956, they  had  their  first  child,  Prince
21    Georg-Wilhelm,  who was born in Freiburg and preceded them in
22    death in 1983; in 1958 they moved into Schloss Bueckeburg and
23    welcomed another son,  Prince  Alexander,  who  was  born  in
24    Duesseldorf; and

25        WHEREAS,  After the passing of his father in 1962, Prince
26    Philipp-Ernst became Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe; he worked as
27    lord   of   the   manor    and    superintendent    of    the
28    Schaumburg-Lippian  family  property;  in  addition  to those
29    duties, he volunteered in various  positions  with  the  fire
30    department,  civil guard, blood donation, and as president of
31    the homeland society, trustee  of  the  Senior  Citizens  Aid
 
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 1    Society   Stadthagen,  and  patron  of  the  Reformed  Church
 2    Congregations  of  Bueckeburg  and  Stadthagen;  he   was   a
 3    passionate hunter, skier, and tennis player; therefore, be it

 4        RESOLVED,  BY  THE  SENATE  OF  THE  NINETY-THIRD GENERAL
 5    ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the  passing
 6    of  Prince  Philipp-Ernst  of Germany along with all who knew
 7    and loved him and  extend  our  sincere  condolences  to  his
 8    family and friends; and be it further

 9        RESOLVED,  That  a  suitable  copy  of this resolution be
10    presented to the family of Prince Philipp-Ernst of Germany.